Author: Charles Tan
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Changing trends not necessary bad, we must change with them
I had lunch with a few friends just days before Chinese New Year (CNY). Everyone was saying they had no CNY mood. (I think it’s more of age?) However, they agree about one thing, the malls were now packed with shoppers. I told them that NOT all malls. There are malls which when we visit…
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Prices up because of ‘location supply scarcity’
Is it easy to control property prices? Well, due to land scarcity, Hong Kong and Singapore would be two very good examples of how governments try to control the supply of incoming units with the hope of ensuring a more orderly price increase. Singapore, though the building of it’s HDB flats would flood the market…
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Dubai: 8 million sq ft mall to proceed
The world would most probably be in a recession mode for 2016. IMF’s assessment. Read here: Getting ready for the next global recession? : It’s not too hard to understand why, the world’s largest market, China’s growth has fallen so much that it is affecting countries with lots of exposure to it including even our neighbour,…
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Over RM1 million for a garage of 146 sq ft. Nice and dangerous.
Do we know about that international property market loved by many investors from throughout the world? Especially the Chinese from China and Malaysians? Yeah, it’s London. It’s also my first choice if my kids want to study overseas. In a recent media report, it was highlighted that one GARAGE in the upmarket London district of…
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It’s time for Havoc Hartanah 2016 in Kuala Lumpur
It’s important to keep learning from those who has more experience than us when it comes to property investment. Seriously, it matters not whether you agree or disagree with all the speaker. No one knows you better than you. These talks give us another perspective that we may have overlooked or even some additional information…
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Greater London, severely unaffordable. Start thinking Greater KL.
London is an international property market. I would personally rank it in terms of availability and vibrancy ahead of even those cities labelled as most liveable in the world such as Melbourne or Sydney. Given a choice between a UK degree or an Australian one, I can safely say UK is still ahead. Think…
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How much would a less popular area appreciate?
Have we ever wondered why some properties in certain popular areas rise in prices faster than others? Would the less popular areas even appreciate at all since they are always not the most preferred? Remember some facts. Material or even total construction costs for different areas within the same state CANNOT be so different that…